He joined the Imperial Police Force in Burma and spent five years there in the 1920s. He left Burma abruptly and decided to become a writer. Orwell's first novel, Burmese Days, ...

In Shooting an Elephant (1936) the English essayist and novelist George Orwell described working as a sub-divisional imperial police officer in Moulmein, lower Burma (Myanmar): “I was hated by ...

How Orwell fared in Burma’s imperial police – and the bedroom Paul Theroux’s 30th novel, about George Orwell’s years as a policeman in Burma, is both credible as history and enjoyable as ...

Paul Theroux’s 30th novel, about George Orwell’s years as a policeman in Burma, ... Not long out of Eton, he opts for the Imperial Police over university, and in 1922 ships out to Burma, ...

What’s Really Orwellian About Our Global Black Lives Matter Moment Orwell was haunted by his years as a police officer in colonial Burma. His later writings shed light on today’s protests.

Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest in Mandalay, Burma, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Police were cracking down on the demonstrators against Burma’s military takeover who ...

Note, too, those publication dates: Orwell’s writings on Burma came years after the event. And even those personal essays have a tang of lurid invention. Grab a Copy ...

On March 10, 2015, police backed by local plainclothes police auxiliaries with batons violently dispersed an estimated 200 student demonstrators near the town of Letpadan in Pegu region, north of ...

British police are investigating Myanmar's former ambassador for trespassing on a diplomatic residence in London. Skip to main content Exclusive news, data and analytics for financial market ...